Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood

My 2-year old grandson LOVES this show! He is rarely still but will sit through entire episodes of Daniel Tiger, responding to questions, singing along, and giving me "Ugga- mugga" kisses. He even has a "Tigey" he sleeps with. This morning we watched the crayon factory episode and when the characters received their yellow crayons from Lady Elaine, he jumped up to get his. My daughter didn't understand why there are such short random songs thrown in, so I had her watch Mr. Rogers on YouTube to show her that he did the same thing. The brevity and repetition of two-line songs of encouragement or learning are wonderful mechanisms by which children can remember. They aren't always very tuneful, but they are perfect for our 2-yr. old. And after all, he is the target audience, not those of us who watched and loved Mr. Rogers on his original show. I find this pseudo- reincarnation delightful and filled with learning opportunities for young children.

I'm just an old fan of Mr. Rogers, so I wanted to see how his legacy was being cared for, and I think the show does a very nice job. Far better then other kids' shows. Nothing could ever equal Fred Rogers, but at least the lessons and empathy he taught us are still being taught here.

The characters are adorable; they all have their own stories and personality quirks. Every kid can find at least one character to identify with. The show is also extremely inclusive. Race, disability, adversity, different guardians/home life, and other topics are handled delicately and instructively. Santomero has done a wonderful job coordinating with experts to send the right messages in a way kids can understand.

The Daniel imagination sequences are fun to watch. (I wish I'd had this when I was a kid!). Some of the songs are so good they should be award-winning, but a few are kind of bad. It's difficult to create rhyming lyrics for the vocabulary of a four-year-old, so they tend to recycle a lot of lyrics across episodes that don't make much sense in context. But to be fair, so does every other musical kids' show, and I doubt the kids really notice. But the best part is that every lesson has a memorable tune, which a lot of parents sing to their children to remind them; ex: "Grown-ups come back". That's a great thing. And when they get it right, some of the harmonies are just beautiful.

Some people don't like that the show occasionally shows the kids getting mad. But I think that's a good thing. They are allowed to feel their feelings, and then learn how to redirect that anger into something better..

Annoyances? Not many. One thing that bugs me is when they have Tigey sing. He has this tinny/creepy electronic voice that just sounds terrible. PBS also tends to show episodes back to back with a different Prince Wednesday actor who sounds very different, which might be confusing. Also, some of the adults also occasionally come off as a bit 1950s sanctimonious, but I guess that's necessary for the format.

All in all, a wonderful show.

A beautiful serie about friendship and about family, good habits and wise reactions front to reality events. Nice animation, charming drawings , useful stories.

Without a doubt it's a great program it's what sesame street used to be with lots of music and memorable jingles to help kids learn. From potty training, to dealing with anger, to dealing with feelings arising with a newborn on the way, Daniel Tiger tackles a lot of things other newer shows don't reach. There's even a show about voting and what it is for. This show is worth watching especially if your child likes music. My youngest loves the music and jingles she often dances to the music.

I urge any parent with an upcoming doctor's appointment to watch the episode where Daniel Tiger has to get a shot. It might ease anxiety for your child when going to the doctor and for parents too.

If your potty training your child I urge you to watch the episodes about going potty and repeating jingles about using the bathroom. It worked for my oldest daughter maybe it can work for your child too.

The tantrums episode wasn't a good show, but it should not discourage you from watching the other almost 60 episodes available to watch. Netflix dropped it recently, why I have no idea, but you can view all episodes via YouTube, PBS kids and Amazon. Daniel Tiger Is Great Program!

I've never written a review on here before and the only reason I am now is b/c another person wrote a horrible review about this show.... first I would like to say, that person obviously does not have children. Second, they didn't watch the show from a learning perspective. Third, they watched Mister Rogers around the end.... so that tells you their age.

This show is something that Mister Rogers would be proud of, it defiantly takes on the values and ideals that he wanted to share with children all over the world. And there are a lot of pieces of the show that come from Mister Rogers' neighborhood.

My daughter loves Daniel and all his friends. We watch this show every morning and through out the day. This show helps children to learn who to handle their emotions, like jealousy and anger, and as a mother of a toddler... this is great! Along with talking about emotions, the show has catchy songs that help you over come your emotions.

There are episodes about potty training, getting a new sibling, jealously from that new sibling, going to the doctor, starting school, trying new foods, safety, etc.

My husband and I grew up watching Mister Rogers, and we don't mind the changes... shows have to adapt to whats currently out there and technology has changed so much since Mister Rogers first aired in 1968, or even when it was on in the 80's & 90's when I watched it. And honestly, if this was a show like how Mister Rogers was, I don't think a lot of children would like it as much as they do now, with it being a cartoon. Children can relate to the characters; Daniel, O, and Katarina and are learning through their experiences.

Basically, this is a greats show and you don't need cable to watch it! its on PBS!! Or if you have Netflix, Hulu or Amazon you can find it there too.